Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 23, 2022 Mayor announces Hazardous Waste Day An Advocate Staff Report M ayor Carlo DeMaria is pleased to announce that the City of Everett will be hosting Hazardous Waste Day on Sunday, October 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rivergreen Park parking lot at 1 Rivergreen Dr. The City will be partnering with Trident Environmental Group, a specialty waste company, to help dispose of the hazardous items collected. Please be prepared to show proof of residency, because it is required to participate in the event and will be checked on site. “Properly disposing hazardous waste items is essential to keeping our environment clean,” said Mayor DeMaria. “The City of Everett is committed to maintaining a clean community, and by partnering with Trident Environmental Group, we can ensure that these items will be properly disposed.” Items that will be accepted for disposal at the event are as follows: • General household materials: acids (corrosives), aerosol cans, art supplies, batteries, chemistry set chemicals, fi - berglass resins, furniture, fl oor, metal polishes & strippers, hobby supplies (rubber cement, airplane glue, etc.), moth balls/ crystals, oil pant & paint thinners, varnish, stain & shellac (no latex paint allowed), paint strippers, photography chemicals, rug & upholstery cleaners, solvent adhesives, turpentine & other paint solvents, wood preservatives. • Lawn and garden materials: cesspool cleaners (corrosives), flammable liquids/gasoline, fl ea & tick powders, fi re starters, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, no-pest strips, pesticides, poisons, pool chemicals, propane tanks (small). • Bathroom products: hair dye, nail polish remover, toilet cleaners. • Laundry materials: brighteners, chlorine bleach, spot removers, spray starch, whiteners. • Kitchen materials: drain cleaners, lighter fluids, oven cleaners. • Automotive products: antifreeze, batteries (auto, motorcycles, etc.), brake fl uid, carburetor cleaner, radiator fl ush, solvents & degreasers, tire cleaners, transmission fl uid, waste fuels (gasoline, kerosene, etc.). Items that will not be accepted for disposal at the event are as follows: • Appliances, ammunition, fireworks, explosives, gunpowder, unknown cylinders, asbestos, commercial hazardous waste, electronics, gas cylinders (other than propane), metal tanks (other than propane [e.g., freon, helium, acetylene]), hypodermic needles & medical sharps, prescription medications, PCBs, radioactive materials, smoke detectors and tires. MVRCS senior Caroline Crowley named National Merit Scholar Semifi nalist M ALDEN - Mystic Valley Regional Charter School senior Caroline Crowley of Medford was named a National Merit Scholar Semifi nalist joining just 16,000 students nationwide in receiving the distinction. She becomes MVRCS’s tenth semifinalist and joins an exclusive club of the 4.6% of Mystic Valley students who achieved at least commended student distinction since 2018. Crowley was one of over 1.5 $3.379 $3.999 $4.259 $4.689 million juniors in 2020 in nearly 24,000 high schools across America who entered the contest by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test which serves as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifi nalists, representing less than one percent of high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. According to the NMSC, of the 16,000 semifi nalists, approximately 15,000 are expected to advance to the fi nal round as Crowley will learn her fate in February. “We congratulate Caroline on this exceptional achievement and look forward to following her status as she moves through the next stages of the process,” said Mystic Valley’s Director/Superintendent Alex Dan. “Over the course of her 13 years at MVRCS, Caroline has devoted herself to maximizing her potential as a student and a member of the student community. We are glad that she is receiving the recognition she deserves.” NMSC, a not-for-profi t organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifi cally to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by the NMSC with its own funds and be approximately 440 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence. Since its inception 25 years ago in 1998, Mystic Valley Regional Charter School has educated students from the communities of Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham and Wakefi eld. The school has over 1,600 students in grades K-12 and strives tirelessly to deliver a world-class education characterized by a well-mannered, disciplined, and structured academic climate. 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